Chair, I can't see the time on my screen. Mr Lorimer talks about ANC municipalities. Let us look at just two DA-controlled municipalities. Let us look at Midvaal in Gauteng. Earlier on, hon Chiloane referred to capital expenditure estimates, which indicate the extent to which capital expenditure has been made. If you look at this document, which you are going to have a copy of afterwards, in these monthly capital expenditure reports for the third quarter ending on 31 March this year, Midvaal has only spent a shocking 12% of its budget, by far the lowest in the province. If you look at the Gauteng list, it is by far the lowest in the whole of Gauteng province. [Interjections.]
For a long time, the ANC has been saying that there is something wrong with Midvaal. Now, party leaders, including Premier Helen Zille, have been accused by a former DA councillor of ignoring reports of rampant fraud and corruption in the municipality, first reported to her as long ago as 2005. A charge of obstructing the course of justice has now been laid against the premier, and we look forward to the outcome. [Interjections.]
Chair, this comes hot on the heels of the communications tender scandal in Cape Town, now the subject of an investigation by the Public Protector; so much for good governance on the part of DA. I look forward to how the Auditor-General audits this tender. The DA, and they have done it again today, Mr Lorimer, is fond of patting itself on the back for its clean audits in the city and province, but unqualified audits tell only a small part of the story. They do not give a picture of value for money. They are no indication of the quality, extent or demographics of service delivery. [Interjections.] Anyone familiar with the City of Cape Town can be in no doubt that services are skewed to favour the wealthier suburbs at the expense of the poor who live on the Cape Flats, in Langa, Gugulethu and elsewhere on the margins of DA delivery. Last week, I drove from Acacia Park through Goodwood to the airport. Leaving Goodwood and entering Hanover Park was like crossing into another country, the difference in service delivery is that stark.